Well, we cook a lot at home AND eat out a lot.   Not sure why the two would be mutually exclusive. in fact there are quite a few things I cook at home that were first experienced at a restaurant and then we figured out how to replicate it.   

But you won't see me at Applebees, Burger King, Olive Garden, etc.   I'll be having good local bar food, or in a small town cafe, or or a single-owner family Italian or Mexican or Greek or Thai place, There is a lot of really, really good food to be found out there that doesn't cost much more than a fast food chain.  

And honestly, we've probably eaten out MORE since Covid started.  One of the few things I could do to fight back against the insanity was to spend some of my dollars at small businesses that were struggling to survive through no fault of their own.